System and method of knowledge architecture

Abstract

The system of knowledge architecture transforms knowledge of an expert by capturing the knowledge as structured content; and using the structured content in a software format. Knowledge is captured by mapping the structured content into topics and questions and/or a structured document, inputting said structured content, and storing said structured content. The structured content is then prepared for use as a specialized software application, next the prepared structured content is presented to a user where interaction with a user in a software format causes the forming of a narrative end-product based upon the data structure that communicates the findings and opinions of the expert knowledge.

1 . The system of knowledge architecture which comprises transforming knowledge into structured content.  
   
   
       2 . The system of knowledge architecture which comprises: 
 A) capturing knowledge as structured content; and    B) using the structured content in a software format:    
   
   
       3 . The system of knowledge architecture of  claim 2  wherein step A) includes: 
 1) mapping the structured content into topics and questions and/or a structured document;    2) inputting said structured content; and    3) storing said structured content.    
   
   
       4 . The system of knowledge architecture of  claim 2  wherein step B) includes: 
 1) preparing said structured content for use as a specialized software application;    2) presenting said structured content to user;    3) interacting said structured content with a user in a software format; and    4) communicating results of user interaction with structured content in said software format.    
   
   
       5 . The system of knowledge architecture of  claim 2  wherein structured content is  
   
   
       6 . The system of knowledge architecture of  claim 2  wherein structured content is a hierarchy of elements which comprise an end-product.  
   
   
       7 . An end-product designer and generation system for producing end-products comprising: 
 A) a means for inputting knowledge information by means of an interface comprising a series of topics and questions in order to define a knowledge base:    B) a means for organizing the information inputted into topics in a hierarchy set to produce a guiding map;    C) a means for combining the hierarchically organized topics and associated questions into structured content and storing the content in a data structure; and    D) a means for forming a narrative end-product basede upon the data structure that communicates findings and opinions of expert knowledge.    
   
   
       8 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said narrative end-product comprises text, graphics and charts.  
   
   
       9 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said narrative end-product is divided into multiple levels of text.  
   
   
       10 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 8 , wherein said narrative end-product comprises sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases and snippets.  
   
   
       11 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said narrative end-product is formed by a specialized software application that coverts the narrative end-product into a presentable format.  
   
   
       12 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said interface comprises first and second display requirements, said first display requirement comprising a second region representing questions of a selected topic.  
   
   
       13 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said narrative end-product includes a variety of end-products selectable by the user.  
   
   
       14 . The end-product designer and generation system of  claim 7 , wherein said narrative end-product is editable in an external software application.  
   
   
       15 . A software system which utilizes knowledge architecture to produce a specialized software application that generates end-products which comprise: 
 A) a development environment which comprises: 
 1) a designer interface comprising: 
 a) a dialog designer; and  
 b) an end-product designer;  
 
 2) a designer definition data structure;  
 3) a special software application formulator; and  
 4) a designer project data structure;  
   B) a specialized software shell which comprises: 
 1) a specialized software application definition database structure;  
 2) a specialized software applicationinteraction database structure;  
 3) an interface for presentation of structured content which comprises: 
 a) a dialog manager;  
 b) an end-product manager, and  
 c) an administrative manager; and  
 produces an end-product.  
 
   
   
   
       16 . The software system of  claim 15 , wherein the end-product is placed in a file.  
   
   
       17 . The software system of  claim 15 , wherein the end-product is placed in an external application.  
   
   
       18 . The software system of  claim 17 , wherein the external application is a word processor.  
   
   
       19 . A memory device storing a specialized software application which comprises: 
 A) a development environment which comprises: 
 1) a designer interface comprising: 
 a) a dialog designer; and  
 b) an end-product designer;  
 
 2) a designer definition data structure;  
 3) a special software application formulator; and  
 4) a designer project data structure;  
   B) a specialized software shell which comprises: 
 1) a specialized software application definition database structure;  
 2) a specialized software applicationinteraction database structure;  
 3) an interface for presentation of structured content which comprises: 
 a) a dialog manager;  
 b) an end-product manager; and  
 c) an administrative manager; and  
 produces an end-product.  
 
   
   
   
       20 . An interactive method for automatically generating a specialized software application from knowledge architecture which comprised the steps of: 
 A) interactively inputting knowledge of an expert in a particular field of knowledge into a computer;    B) transforming the knowledge into structured content;    C) storing the structured content in a data structure; and    D) designing an end-product using the stored structured content which forms a narrative end-product based upon the data structure that communicates findings and opinions based upon expert knowledge via a specialized software application.